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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 310, 10 January 1902, Page 3

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Telegraph— Press Association —Copyright Sydney, Jan. 9. ,t the opening wool snles of the new ir the attendance was largo, and comtion keen. Prices for merinos at Syd- ’ have advanced a farthing. Crosssare unchanged compared with closing at the sales last year. In Melbourne nos advanced five to ten por cent, sbreds were irregular np to ten per t. higher. London, Jan. 8. tho tallow sales 1200 casks wore M and 950 sold. Mutton, fine, is at nedium 33s ; beof, fine, 34s 6d, me- • 31s 6d. Victorian wheat cargo has sold ut d. fßy Telegraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, last night. 3 first wool sale of the season was to-day. Thoro was a large attendof buyers, representing different n mills in the country, and also sh buyers. Prices, though consider--wer than tboso prevailing on tho date last year, in most cases exanticipations from reports fur--u by late London sales and from parts of the colony, and future sales dbe spirited. Well-grown crossbrod wool is looked for at prices reachlotne cases within a fraction of last rates. This was also the case in „tion with prices for bellies, etc. y crossbrod fieoce dropped sornoiu.-- about 20 per ceDt., halfbred 10 per it. Prices were good for halfbreds at *n 71 d, dingy and faulty to rossbred fleece 4}d to 5Jd, coarse 3d 4d, fino crossbrod hogget 4£d to 5Jd, vrse to 4^d.

Napier, last night. iossrs Nelson Bros, have received the owing cable from the Colonial ConsignDt and Dislnbuting Company:—“Thero an improvement in the prices of itton. Quotations are: Best Canterry 3Jd, Napier, Wellington, and North Jad 3Jd; lamb, first quality 4jd, •ond 4Jd.”